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Match Report
Hornchurch
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bright Akintola made the kick off which started today's match. Ijeagha Odizor hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute, Ugochukwutubelum Kuta got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Little Harrowden getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Friday Ochwangi hit a great ball. 1-0 became the score in the 15th minute when Ijeagha Odizor elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Little Harrowden's Ugochukwutubelum Kuta in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hornchurch's goalie prevented a goal. Hornchurch's Ime Agoro got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 31st play minute Ijeagha Odizor came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Osibajo Etafia. 3-0. Gilbert Adelusi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nkemdirim Sangobowale during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Little Harrowden's Nkemdirim Sangobowale got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute Hornchurch were awarded a corner. Tasiu Omeokachie went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 44th minute, Ugochukwutubelum Kuta got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ime Agoro to make the kick off. Ime Agoro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Osibajo Etafia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Hornchurch's Ime Agoro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Osibajo Etafia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Bright Akintola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Hornchurch getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Edward Tunde hit a great ball. Michael Baba Zeigbo kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edward Tunde during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Hornchurch getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Edward Tunde hit a great ball. Edward Tunde got his second yellow card in the match during the 78th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. 87 minutes into the match, Little Harrowden's goal looked a bit too open when Ijeagha Odizor came free, but Osibajo Etafia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hornchurch's goalkeeper Eddy Achilike, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 94 minutes, Ijeagha Odizor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hornchurch and the Little Harrowden players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 94th minute, Ijeagha Odizor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hornchurch's goalkeeper Eddy Achilike, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 98th minute of the match Little Harrowden got a corner. Hornchurch's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Shehu Amaoka ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hornchurch's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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